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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
No full text"The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is the Federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related disease and injury. The Institute is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. NIOSH is responsible for conducting research on the full scope of occupational disease and injury ranging from lung disease in miners to carpal tunnel syndrome in computer users. The philosophy of NIOSH is articulated in the Institute's vision statement: Delivering on the Nation's promise: safety and health at work for all people...through research and prevention. In addition to conducting research, NIOSH: investigates potentially hazardous working conditions when requested by employers or employees; makes recommendations and disseminates information on preventing workplace disease, injury, and disability; provides training to occupational safety and health professionals." - NIOSHTIC-2NIOSHTIC no. 2000023
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
No full text"The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is the U.S. federal agency that conducts research and makes recommendations to prevent worker injury and illness. NIOSH research is key to national efforts for preventing worker injuries, illnesses, and deaths and provides practical solutions to identified problems. The Institute's work in this area protects the safety and health of the nation's 153 million workers and provides the only dedicated federal investment for research needed to prevent worker injuries and illnesses that cost the United States $250 billion annually. These safety and health risks take huge tolls on workers, their families, businesses, communities, and the nation's economy; NIOSH works to promote a healthy, safe and capable workforce that can rise to the challenges of the 21 Century. NIOSH Mission: NIOSH produces new scientific knowledge and provides practical solutions vital to reducing risks of injury and death in traditional industries, such as agriculture, construction, and mining. Of equal importance, NIOSH supports research to predict, prevent, and address emerging problems that arise from dramatic changes in the 21 Century workplace and workforce. NIOSH partners with diverse stakeholders to study how worker injuries, illnesses, and deaths occur. NIOSH scientists design, conduct, and support targeted research, both inside and outside the institute, and support the training of occupational health and safety professionals to build capacity and meet increasing needs for a new generation of skilled practitioners. NIOSH and its partners support U.S. economic strength and growth by moving research into practice through concrete and practical solutions, recommendations, and interventions for the building of a healthy, safe and capable workforce. NIOSH Origins: The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 established NIOSH. NIOSH partners with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA is part of the U.S. Department of Labor, and it develops and enforces workplace safety and health regulations. NIOSH is part of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It has the mandate of helping to assure "every man and woman in the National safe and healthful working conditions and to preserve our human resources;" NIOSH has more than 1,200 employees from a diverse set of fields including epidemiology, medicine, nursing, industrial hygiene, safety, psychology, chemistry, statistics, economics, and many branches of engineering. NIOSH Research Through the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA), a public-private partnership, now in its second decade, NIOSH works closely with diverse partners to identify the most critical issues in workplace safety and health. NIOSH and its partners then stimulate and conduct innovative research that addresses needs in a wide range of industries central to our society and economy: Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing; Construction; Healthcare and Social Assistance; Manufacturing; Mining; Oil and Gas Extraction; Public Safety; Services; Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities; and, Wholesale and Retail Trade." - NIOSHTIC-2NIOSHTIC no. 200535772013-140.pdf?id=10.26616/NIOSHPUB201314
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health projects for FY 1988
No full text"Project plans for fiscal year 1988 under the direction of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) were presented along with the planning format used, organizational chart, and mission statements from the various divisions of NIOSH. Summaries of the planning strategies and specific projects are presented for each of the following areas of research: occupational lung diseases, musculoskeletal system disorders, occupational cancers, severe occupational traumatic injuries, occupational cardiovascular diseases, disorders of reproduction, neurotoxic disorders, noise induced hearing loss, dermatological conditions, and psychological disorders. Projects were also listed as they related to each of the following divisions: biomedical and behavioral science, physical sciences and engineering, respiratory disease studies, safety research, standards development and technology transfer, training and manpower development, and surveillance, hazard evaluations and field studies." - NIOSHTIC-2NIOSHTIC no. 0018228
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: Strategic Plan 1997-2002
No full textCalled also: Strategic plan for NIOSH as envisioned by the Government Performance and Results Act - 1997-2002.This document details the six-year plan of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in meeting its four strategic goals of : conducting a targeted program of research to reduce morbidity, injuries, and mortality among workers in high-priority areas and high-risk sectors; developing a system for surveillance of major occupational illnesses, injuries, exposures, and health hazards; increasing occupational disease and injury prevention activities through workplace evaluations, interventions, and recommendations; and, providing workers, employers, the public, and the occupational safety and health community with information, training, and capacity to prevent occupational diseases and injuries.NIOSHTIC No 2000022
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH); fact sheet
No full text"The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is the federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness. NIOSH is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the Department of Health and Human Services. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 created both NIOSH and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA is in the U.S. Department of Labor and is responsible for developing and enforcing workplace safety and health regulations. NIOSH is in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is an agency established to help assure "safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by providing research, information, education, and training in the field of occupational safety and health." NIOSH provides national and world leadership to prevent work-related illness, injury, disability, and death by gathering information, conducting scientific research, and translating the knowledge gained into products and services. NIOSH's mission is critical to the health and safety of every American worker. Each day, an average of 9,000 U.S. workers sustain disabling injuries on the job, 16 workers die from an injury suffered at work, and 137 workers die from work-related diseases. The Liberty Mutual 2002 Workplace Safety Index estimates that direct costs for occupational injuries in 1999 rose to 200 billion." --NIOSHTIC-2Publication date from NOSHTIC no. 20022550
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: Strategic Plan 1997-2002
No full textIn 1970, Congress passed the Occupational Safety and Health Act \u201cto assure so far as possible every working man and woman in the Nation safe and healthful working conditions.\u201d In passing this landmark legislation, Congress developed a two-pronged approach to meet this ambitious goal: research concerning the causes of occupational injuries and illnesses and based on that research, the development and enforcement of standards to remove those hazards from the workplace. The Act created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to perform the enforcement function and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to perform the research function. NIOSH has dedicated itself to that research function throughout its 25-year history.Congress has reiterated and enhanced the NIOSH research function twice in the last 20 years with regard to occupational safety and health in mines. With the 1977 amendments to the Coal Mine Health and Safety Act and the 1995 consolidation of the U.S. Bureau of Mines safety and health research with NIOSH, Congress gave NIOSH responsibilities in mining that paralleled its work for the rest of industry
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recent accomplishments
No full text"The costs and benefits associated with occupational health nursing programs were studied. One pair of small manufacturing facilities from the clothing, electronics, processing machinery, and textile industries was selected; one facility in each pair employed a nurse and the other did not. Information related to costs and benefits of an occupational health nursing program was collected for a 3 year retrospective period. An occupational health nursing program provided substantial economic benefits to employers and employees in small facilities. Less benefit from a nursing program was found in small facilities which had few occupation hazards or which had developed cost effective alternatives for the delivery of occupational medical care. The author recommends that facility managers pay greater attention to costs associated with employee illness and injury." - NIOSHTIC-2NIOSHTIC no. 0010488180-140.pdf?id=10.26616/NIOSHPUB80140Contract no. 210-78-006
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 50th anniversary : a history of occupational safety and health
No full texthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkLeTSI3uJI2021 is the 50th anniversary of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). This video describes the origin of the institute, starting with the Department of Industrial Hygiene all the way to today. Now, as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NIOSH has campuses all over the country with more than 2000 staff, researchers, and contractors. The mission of NIOSH is to develop new knowledge in the field of occupational safety and health and to transfer that knowledge into practice.4:56Suggested Citation: NIOSH [2021]. NIOSH 50th Anniversary: A History of Occupational Safety and Health. Video. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2021-105, https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB202110
Occupational Diseases among Workers in Lower and Higher Socioeconomic Positions
No full textBackground: To determine differences between workers in lower and higher socioeconomic positions (SEP) in incidences of occupational disease (OD) and incapacity for work due to ODs. Methods: From a Dutch dynamic prospective cohort of occupational physicians (OPs), ODs assessed by OPs were retrieved for lower and higher SEP groups. Results: Among the lower SEP, musculoskeletal disorders, and noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) comprised two-thirds of the OD diagnoses. Among the higher SEP, stress/burnout comprised 60% of the OD diagnoses. Temporary and permanent incapacity for work due to work-related lower back disorders and repetitive strain injuries differed significantly between workers in lower compared to higher SEP. Conclusions: Occupational diseases occur at a 2.7 higher incidence rate for workers in lower SEP compared with higher SEP. Incapacity for work varies between the type of OD and the level of SEP
Occupational Exposure to Noise
No full textContent Update Note: Please use the "NIOSH Science Policy Update: Individual Fit-Testing Recommendation for Hearing Protection Devices", updated in January 2025, and available at: https://wcms-wp.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2025-104/. The 2025 Science Policy Update supersedes the hearing protector derating guidance in Chapter 1 (Section 1.5) and Chapter 6 of the NIOSH 1998 Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Noise Exposure represented in this record.This criteria document reevaluates and reaffirms the recommended exposure limit (REL) for occupational noise exposure established by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in 1972. The REL is 85 decibels, A-weighted, as an 8-hr time-weighted average (85 dBA as an 8- hr TWA). Exposures at or above this level are hazardous. The recommendations in this document go beyond attempts to conserve hearing by focusing on prevention of occupational NIHL. For workers whose noise exposures equal or exceed 85 dBA, NIOSH recommends a hearing loss prevention program (HLPP) that includes exposure assessment, engineering and administrative controls, proper use of hearing protectors, audiometric evaluation, education and motivation, recordkeeping, and program audits and evaluations. [Description provided by NIOSH]Rev. ed. of: Criteria for a recommended standard\u2026.Occupational Exposure to Noise, 1972.Includes bibliographical references (p. 73-90)."This document was prepared by the staff of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Principal responsibility for this document rested with the Education and Information Division, Paul A. Schulte, Ph.D., Director, and the Division of Biomedical and Behavioral Science, Derek E. Dunn, Ph.D., Director. Henry S. Chan was the document manager. John R. Franks, Ph.D., Carol J. Merry, Ph.D., Mark R. Stephenson, Ph.D., and Christa L. Themann contributed the principal input on the technical aspects of noise measurements, noise health effects, and the requisite components of a hearing loss prevention program. Mary M. Prince, Ph.D., Randall J. Smith, Leslie T. Stayner, Ph.D., and Stephen J. Gilbert provided risk assessment and statistical calculations. Barry Lempert recovered and reformatted the Occupational Noise and Hearing Survey (ONHS) data. David H. Pedersen, Ph.D. and Randy O. Young provided data from the National Occupational Exposure Survey (NOES). Dennis W. Groce and Janet M. Hale provided data from the National Occupational Health Survey of Mining (NOHSM). Ralph D. Zumwalde and Marie Haring Sweeney, Ph.D., provided policy review. Robert J. Tuchman, Anne C. Hamilton, Jane Weber, and Susan Feldmann edited the document. Susan Kaelin and Vanessa Becks provided editorial assistance and desktop publishing. Judy C. Curless, Sharon L. Cheesman, and Michelle Brunswick provided word processing and production support." - p. xv
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